Wokingham Dementia Support: A Helpful List of Contacts
If you are looking for a handy list of Wokingham dementia support, charities, and local associations, this is your list! Feel free to bookmark it.
Wokingham Dementia Support: UK Government allowance and benefits
The UK government’s website has several helpful guides, includingAttendance Allowance andCarer’s Allowance links.
Attendance Allowance is a benefit top-up for anyone with a disability or long-term condition. Its aim is to supplement care costs. However, how much and whether you are eligible is entirely discretionary.
Carer’s Allowance was created to benefit those caring for someone over 35 hours per week. Its aim is to supplement any income loss during unpaid care activities. If you care for both parents, you should note that your Carer’s Allowance does not increase based on the number of people you attend during those care hours.
TheDepartment of Work and Pensions will assist you further in claiming one or both of these benefits and any council tax reductions or subsidies.
Other helpful guides on the website include:
If you need more help with the cost of care, scroll down to our local contacts section for support from your local authority.
Wokingham Dementia Support: National Support Groups and Charities
Dementia support groups and charities are always helpful to have in your book of contacts. Here are the ones we recommend:
Alzheimer’s Research UK
They provide a wealth of information to help you make sense of a diagnosis.
Alzheimer’s Society
A charity designed to help you share your story and connect with local people and resources.
Carers UK
Our go-to recommendation for expert advice for unpaid carers.
DEEP
This charity connects over 80 local groups for people living with dementia across the country.
Dementia Adventure
Holidays for those living with dementia with support teams in place when you need them.
Dementia Help
A digital magazine for dementia carers.
Dementia UK
A nursing charity specialising in dementia care, advice and support.
MedicAlert Safe and Found Programme
A charity organisation that offers medical ID services and personal devices to help trace and identify missing persons with dementia.
NHS Information
Alzheimer’s disease:www.nhs.uk/conditions/alzheimers-disease
Dementia symptoms and diagnosis:www.nhs.uk/conditions/dementia/symptoms-and-diagnosis
Dementia with Lewy bodies:www.nhs.uk/conditions/dementia-with-lewy-bodies
Frontotemporal dementia:www.nhs.uk/conditions/frontotemporal-dementia
Vascular dementia:www.nhs.uk/conditions/vascular-dementia
Play List for Life
Low-cost music streaming provision for loved ones with dementia. This service allows you to create personalised playlists that can be accessed anytime, anywhere.
Rare Dementia Support
If your loved one is diagnosed with a rare form of dementia, this charity can help provide information and support.
Young Dementia Network
A charity explicitly aimed at supporting younger people with a dementia diagnosis and their families.
Wokingham Dementia Support: Local Support Contacts
For more localised dementia care and support, please consult the following:
Dementia Friendly Wokingham
A collaboration project between Understanding Dementia, Age UK Berkshire and The Link Visiting Scheme, with support from Wokingham Borough Council. The aim is to provide localised support and advice.
www.dementiafriendlywokingham.co.uk
Wokingham Borough Council
The Wokingham Borough Council website has several helpful links:
- Local Authority support services and assistance (including blue badges, meals on wheels, etc.)
- Needs assistance with a means test for care funding support (essential for attendance allowance and carer’s allowance)
- Assistance for adapting your home to a dementia-friendly environment
You should also be able to findadvice on their website for blue driving badges, meals on wheels, occupational therapy, and more.
Wokingham Dementia Care: Specialist Home Care Providers
Home Instead Ascot, Camberley and Wokingham
When you need more help at home, we can offer specialist dementia care services from ourHome Instead Ascot, Camberley and Wokingham Office. Our services can include any or all of the following:
- Domicilary and personal care
- Home care
- Live-in Care
- Condition-led dementia care based on the diagnosis and prognosis
- Palliative care
We also provide companionship and crucial social interaction, culminating in a more effective and holistic approach to dementia care in the area. Our ethos is to allow your loved one to remain healthy and happy in the home they love.
You can call us for a free, no-obligation home visit at 01276 903106
Wokingham Dementia Support: Social Groups, Clubs and Memory Cafes
If you want something more social and activity-based, check out these Wokingham dementia support listings.
Dementia Cafe
St. Sebastian’s Parish Hall, Nine Mile Ride, Wokingham
Email [email protected] for dates
Dementia-friendly Activity Sessions and Tea Dances
Wokingham Borough Council
Run by engaging instructors to help improve mobility and increase movement, strength, and balance. Carers are welcome.
Link Thursdays
A dementia-friendly social club
All Saints Wokingham, Wiltshire Road, Wokingham
Every Thursday, 10 am to 4 pm
Memory Lane Signing Cafe
The Cornerstone, Norreys Avenue, Wokingham
£2.50 per person
Email [email protected] for dates
Whiteknights Indoor Bowls Club
21/23 Beech Lane, Earley
Email [email protected] for dates
Wokingham Methodist Church Alzheimer’s Café
The Bradbury Centre, Rose St, Wokingham
Fortnightly Wednesdays, 2:00pm – 3:30pm (Term Time Only)